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DHS attorney claims salary comes up short

Clay Chandler — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:27:31 +0000

An attorney in the Mississippi Department of Human Services’ Child Support Enforcement Division is suing the agency, claiming his salary has been lower than allowed by state law. William Satterfield, who has been with DHS’ Harrison County office since 2009, filed the lawsuit March 1 in Hinds County Chancery Court. Listed as defendants are Gov. [...]

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BancorpSouth’s earnings impacted by litigation costs

MBJ Staff — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:16:44 +0000

TUPELO — BancorpSouth Inc. has released financial results for the quarter ended March 31. Highlights for the first quarter included: • Net income of $20.8 million or $0.22 per diluted share • Mortgage production of $425.9 million and mortgage sales of $445.9 million, which contributed to mortgage lending revenue of $12.3 million for the quarter, [...]

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Debate should continue about tort awards and limitations

MBJ Staff — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:42:21 +0000

In a recent story by Clay Chandler, a federal appeals court has ruled that Mississippi’s tort cap does not violate separation of powers A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Mississippi’s $1 million cap on non-economic damages arising out of civil litigation does not violate the state’s constitutional separation of [...]

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Appeals court rules state’s tort cap doesn’t violate separation of powers

Clay Chandler — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:29:18 +0000

A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Mississippi’s $1 million cap on non-economic damages arising out of civil litigation does not violate the state’s constitutional separation of powers. The question arose out of a personal injury case in federal court in Aberdeen. Plaintiff Lisa Learmonth was involved in a [...]

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Class-action lawsuit brought over Eaton-Frisby litigation

Associated Press — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:42:10 +0000

JACKSON — Bernstein Liebhard, LLP, of New York, has commenced a class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on behalf of a class of purchasers of Eaton Corporation common stock between August 2, 2009, and June 4, 2012. The complaint alleges that Eaton issued false and misleading statements [...]

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Parkway Properties case trial date is set

Amy McCullough — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:00:51 +0000

At a recent hearing, a judge ruled the case in which the former CFO of Jackson’s Parkway Properties Inc. (NYSE: PKY) alleges wrongful termination and fraud will be tried June 4. The judge did not rule on disagreements about the plaintiff’s expert witnesses or the production of certain Parkway financial records. Parkway says it fired [...]

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